Abstract
We discuss the fast-reaction limit of a two-scale reaction–diffusion model. We point out that if the reaction constant a explodes to infinity, then a two-scale PDE system with free boundary at the micro cell is obtained. The aim of this note is to answer the question: Can the same two-scale free-boundary problem be obtained if we first pass to the fast-reaction limit a → ∞ and then take the homogenisation limit ε → 0 that is behind the derivation of the two-scale model? Here ε is the width of a thin two-dimensional strip. Using the method of asymptotic expansions, we show that it does not matter whether we first take ε → 0 and then a → ∞ , or vice-versa. Finally, we illustrate numerically the solution behaviour of the two-scale model in case of a fast reaction. To cite this article: S.A. Meier, A. Muntean, C. R. Mecanique 336 (2008).
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